Local coverage said most Tennessee counties lost jobs in 2025, but state and university data tell a messier story: gains were concentrated around Nashville while many counties lagged.

CBU students are re‑examining the unsolved killings of brothers Beau and Shea Grauer in Memphis while the family and investigators seek fresh tips and evidence.

A Memphis mother received 17.5 years after pleading guilty to facilitating aggravated child abuse; prosecutors say her 4-year-old was found emaciated and critically ill.

Memphis police are seeking tips after a roughly 40-year-old man was struck twice with a machete near the Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church Monday evening. The victim walked to Methodist University Hospital and investigators say they have limited suspect information.

A 1966 desegregation lawsuit against Dyersburg City Schools was dismissed this week after officials and a federal judge found the district achieved unitary status. Oversight now returns to local leaders.

A pedestrian was killed on I-240 near South Parkway East early Wednesday, prompting a police fatal-crash investigation and southbound lane closures.

Two people were shot early Feb. 18 in Frayser; police say no suspect information is available and investigators are on scene.

Chicago-born Lao Sze Chuan has opened in East Memphis, offering Szechuan classics and adjustable spice levels at Ridgeway Trace. The chain’s arrival adds another national eatery to a busy Poplar Avenue strip.

Longtime Memphis lawmaker John DeBerry announced a Republican bid for Shelby County mayor, pitching schools and safety while testing partisan loyalties across the county.

An appeals‑court hearing on March 13 will shape the future of Cortez Braham Jr.'s eligibility — and could expose Memphis to retroactive NCAA penalties. The Tigers are watching closely.

A shooting at a North Memphis convenience store left one man dead Monday evening; police are asking anyone with tips or footage to call 901-528-CASH.

Mayor Paul Young has formed a task force to cut red tape and marshal capital toward 10,000 homes in the city’s core by 2030, with a focus on North and South Memphis and downtown.

By the Brewery, a Downtown Memphis breakfast-and-lunch cafe, has closed permanently less than a month before its fifth anniversary. The closure leaves a quieter Tennessee Street morning crowd.